Table 2.4
Rate and frequency of helping others directly, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, Canada, 2007

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  Frequency of helping others directly
Rate of helping others directly A few times a year At least once a month At least once a week Daily or almost daily
percent
Total 84 22 30 33 16
Age
15 to 24 90 16 24 36 24
25 to 34 89 22 35 30 13
35 to 44 86 24 32 31 13
45 to 54 85 23 31 32 14
55 to 64 81 22 28 35 15
65 and over 70 24 27 35 14
Sex
Male 84 25 30 32 14
Female 84 19 30 34 17
Marital status
Married or common-law 84 24 32 31 13
Single, never married 86 18 26 35 21
Separated or divorced 82 22 28 34 16
Widow or widower 68 21 24 38 17
Education
Less than high school 77 20 24 34 21
Graduated from high school 82 20 29 34 17
Some postsecondary 87 20 29 34 16
Postsecondary diploma 87 22 31 33 14
University degree 88 24 33 30 13
Labour force status
Employed 87 22 32 32 14
Unemployed 87 21 21 43 15
Not in the labour force 81 20 27 35 18
Household income
Less than $20,000 74 20 24 34 22
$20,000 to $39,999 78 22 27 34 17
$40,000 to $59,999 85 20 30 35 15
$60,000 to $79,999 86 23 31 33 14
$80,000 to $99,999 86 23 31 32 14
$100,000 or more 89 23 32 30 15
Presence of children in household1
No children in household 82 21 28 34 17
Pre-school aged children only 90 25 36 31 8
Both pre-school and school aged children 85 23 32 30 15
School aged children only 89 22 34 30 14
Religious attendance
Weekly attendance 86 20 31 33 16
Not weekly attendance 84 22 29 33 16
1. Pre-school aged is defined as ages 0 to 5, while school aged is defined as ages 6 to 17. Both pre-school and school aged children indicates the presence in the household of at least one child from each age range (i.e., at least one child aged 0 to 5 and at least one child aged 6 to 17).
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007.
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